We have been having a fabulous time working with children from Appledore Primary School to create a series of short films inspired by the photographs of James Ravilious. We were lucky to have poet technologist Christopher Jelley joining us on set and he wrote us this lovely poem which sums up the exciting time we have had on this project.

Quiet on Set!

Appledore pupils with fidgets boilingA torrent of ticks belays the impossibility of stillnessAll made the harder as the quiet is demandedEvery shuffle squeak and squark gets brandedCaught on VT captured on filmEvery noise and twitch baked in this kilnThenDirector calls 'Quiet on set'Camera runs speedAction filming is onThen questions short and answers longOf old Appledore deeds, careers and occupations Gardeners, shop keepers and life boat stationsPupils storyboard all these vocalsMemory of their tales through the lens Connecting points spanning time tying endsNodes running back through to the local pastWhich the pupils have re-lived as historic castCostumes, clothes, hats, wigsBloodlines caught on Amanda's camera rigs.